diff --git a/tests/cunit/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/cunit/CMakeLists.txt
index 599754a708c..947c8108658 100644
--- a/tests/cunit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/cunit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ endif ()
 if (PIO_VALGRIND_CHECK)
   set (DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT 480)
 else ()
-  set (DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT 240)
+  set (DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT 480)
 endif ()
 
 # All tests need a certain number of tasks, but they should be able to